Informal
name created by Mary Boren Sullivan, aka on Allpoetry.com.
Am
adding it so others can have a go at a delightful metric experience.
OK,
that's not the official name for it, but this particular rhyme scheme &
metrical pattern echoes of thundering hooves, which makes me think of Banjo
Paterson. If you're stuck in iambic mode, it's a good way to break
free.
The form
lends itself to light verse, but is versatile enough to support serious topics
as well. The meter is anapestic, as follows, presented in six-line
stanzas with a rhyme scheme of aabccb.
ta
da DUM / ta da DUM / da
ta DUM / ta da DUM / da
ta DUM / ta da DUM / ta da DUM
If it
feels more natural, you can substitute with an iamb for the first foot and/or
move the feminine trailing syllables into the next line, like so ...
ta DUM / ta da DUM
ta
da DUM / ta da DUM
ta
da DUM / ta da DUM / ta da DUM
Example Poem
Unfriended
My words are
exacting
yours simply
distracting
You argue in
circles, at best.
You think that
deceiving
just 'cus
you're believing
Is okay, your
thinking is blessed.
Now, when you
disparage
an old friend's new
marriage
or put down
another's good work
or put on two
faces
when speaking of
races,
you're behavior
drives me berserk.
I'm mostly quite
friendly,
but if in the
end we
diverge so in our
views, my friend,
though I'll still be
mellow
and a jolly fellow,
I reckon our
friendship will end.
© Lawrencealot -
April, 2012
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